On June 18, 1986, prisoners accused of belonging to the PCP-SL rioted and took some hostages in three prisons in Lima: Santa Barbara (women's prison), Lurigancho and El Frontón, trying to avoid being transferred to Miguel Castro Castro prison. The government delegated to the forces of law and order the …
In 1990, the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) escalated its violent activities in Peru. In January, they assassinated former Defense Minister Enrique López Albújar. On July 9, they orchestrated a prison break from Miguel Castro Castro, freeing 47 members, including leaders Víctor Polay Campos and Alberto Gálvez Olaechea. This period …
In 1991, during the government of Alberto Fujimori, Legislative Decree 734 was enacted authorizing the Armed Forces to enter prisons. The government considered that the subversion had control of the penitentiary centers, mainly the Miguel Castro Castro prison.
The police operation known as "Mudanza Uno" (Move One) began in the Shining Path wards of the Miguel Castro Castro prison in order to transfer more than 100 women to the Santa Monica prison. Given the refusal of the PCP-SL inmates and the resistance, the operation lasted four days and …
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